Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient affected by anti-MDA5-positive amyopathic dermatomyositis under immunosuppressive therapy

A Biglia1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

E Bozzalla Cassione1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

G Zanframundo1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

L Cavagna1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

V Morandi1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

F Bobbio Pallavicini1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

A Valentini2 Radiology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

G Cavenaghi3 Nuclear Medicine Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

C Montecucco1 Rheumatology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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